[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-211 days agoHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?message-squaremessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1120arrow-down1message-squareHow is Alexander the Great so great he gets that name, but not so great that just “Alexander”doesn’t disambiguate him?[object Object]@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-211 days agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·11 days agoIt’s/was basically the chief. Kaiser comes from that word IIRC. It’s a bit like “king”. Julius just made it stick to him, a bit like a brand name!
minus-squareeinkorn@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up15·11 days agoAlmost correct. The title Caesar derives from Gaius Julius Caesars (the “OG”) lastname Caesar. It was used by successors to imply a lineage between them and Caesar and therefore give them more legitimacy in the eyes of the people.
minus-squarederanger@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·11 days agoTsar/Czar is also derived from Caesar.
It’s/was basically the chief. Kaiser comes from that word IIRC. It’s a bit like “king”. Julius just made it stick to him, a bit like a brand name!
Almost correct. The title Caesar derives from Gaius Julius Caesars (the “OG”) lastname Caesar. It was used by successors to imply a lineage between them and Caesar and therefore give them more legitimacy in the eyes of the people.
Tsar/Czar is also derived from Caesar.